Amanda has created unique, wide-ranging music for nearly 20 years, including four strong recordings as a leader. Her latest, "The Pirkei Avot Project, Vol. 1" finds her exploring vocal interpretations of ancient rabbinical aphorisms, accompanied by a quartet that expertly blends jazz and Middle Eastern musical traditions.

UH listeners will be treated to several compositions from Amanda's "Pirkei Avot Project" during our interview, as well as music from her earlier recordings. The guitarist grew up in Wallingford and now makes her home in New York.